Morning Jolt: UN climate report says humans to blame for warming

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Sep 27, 2013 at 9:05 AM

According to a report from the U.N. International Panel on Climate Change, scientists are 95 percent certain that humans are to blame for global warming. And, these scientists say, the Earth IS getting hotter, and the seas are rising. More than 800 authors from dozens of countries took part in the report.

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According to a report from the U.N. International Panel on Climate Change, scientists are 95 percent certain that humans are to blame for global warming. And, these scientists say, the Earth IS getting hotter, and the seas are rising. More than 800 authors from dozens of countries took part in the report.

A zoo in England is banning animal-print clothing in the park. Chessington World of Adventures recently opened a safari-type exhibit that puts humans in close contact with animals, and officials noticed that the animals get agitated, confused or worse when they see humans wearing leopard print, zebra stripes and the like.

Gas update

Gasbuddy.com reports that the lowest state average price of gas is in South Carolina ($3.087), and the highest is in Hawaii ($4.247).

Motivational quote

“It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.” - Samuel Adams

Hot video: 7-year-old boy hears for the first time

A deaf 7-year-old Guatemalan boy, Henry Rivera, can now hear, thanks to the missionary Erin Van Oordt, who brought him to America. Watch here to see how Henry deals with hearing for the first time in his life.